hoska

mahoska

dated slang Any illegal or habit-forming drugs. Hey, man, you know where a guy can score some mahoska in this town?

(ma)hoska

(məˈhɑskə)
1. n. narcotics; any contraband. (Underworld.) The tall pinstriper asked where he could get some mahoska.
2. n. energy; strength; moxie. The guy’s got mahoska and guts!

hoska

verb
See mahoska
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Navajo Nation Chief of Police Hoska Hoskie Thompson who, on October 21, 1949, succumbed to freezing temperatures while trying to serve civil papers at a remote canyon area on the Navajo Reservation near the Arizona-New Mexico border.
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A recipe for hoska is made with a 1/2 cup plus two tablespoons of butter.
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And many cultures around the world produce rich, celebratory egg breads (the Czechs' Hoska, often eaten around Christmastime, is even braided), but their recipes almost invariably include milk.
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